[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3994-3995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01130]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Income Withholding for 
Support Order (OMB No.: 0970-0154)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for 
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the federal Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to extend approval of the Income 
Withholding for Support Order (IWO), with minor changes, for an 
additional 3 years. The current OMB approval expires September 30, 
2023.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
All requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The IWO is the required, standard form used to order, 
and notify, employers and income providers to withhold child support 
payments from an obligor's income. It is also used to notify employers 
and other income providers where to remit the payments, as well as 
other information needed to correctly withhold payments so that 
children and families receive the support to which they are entitled.
    The IWO form instructions underwent minor edits to clarify the 
language and improve the respondent's ability to properly complete the 
IWO Form. The burden estimates changed to reflect current estimates for 
the annual number of respondents and responses.
    Respondents: Courts, private attorneys, custodial parties or their 
representatives, employers, and other entities that provide income to 
noncustodial parents.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                        Total annual
                                        Total annual      number of    Average  burden hours per   Total annual
  Information collection instrument       number of     responses per           response           burden hours
                                         respondents     respondent
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Income withholding order/notice             4,694,517               1  5 minutes................         391,210
 (Courts, private attorneys,
 custodial parties or their
 representatives).
Income withholding orders/termination       1,277,952            8.01  2 minutes................         341,213
 of employment/income status
 (Employers and other income
 providers).
Electronic income withholding orders/          33,746           67.70  30 seconds...............          19,038
 termination of employment/income
 status (Employers and other income
 providers).
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 751,461.
    Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a) 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(1), (a)(8), and (b)(6).

John M. Sweet, Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01130 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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